1/1/2024 0 Comments Mr. bean![]() ![]() Our friends say this is experimental and that is was 'aged in Hong Kong', in that case it is not Scotch malt (anymore). Bravo Hong Kong.Ī Secret Speyside Distillery 13 yo 2010/2023 (51%, HK Whisky, Chinese Yellow Wine finish, cask #1) Comments: it's just very, very good, pure, without artifice, in a most glorious nakedness (if you catch my drift). Finish: of medium length, this time with a very slight saltiness, one could almost mention mezcals once again. With water: it continues on the same notes. A dry Loire white wine, perhaps a dry Vouvray. Mouth (neat): excellent, lemony, refreshing, with splendid bitters, some fatness, a hint of polish, grapefruit and mandarins, and still that chalk and limestone. Very nice notes of bread dough and brioche. ![]() With water: some mentholated and aniseed notes rise to the heavens. Beautiful notes of lemon and green apple. Nose: it's very fresh, taut, with a strong emphasis on fresh barley and wet chalk, it almost feels as if this youngster hails from the Northern Highlands. We've already tasted some rather fine whiskies offered by this Hong Kong bar that always reminds us of Audrey Hepburn. Secret Speyside 15 yo (51.8%, Tiffany's New York Bar, Hong Kong, 120 bottles, +/-2023) Well, one always ends up finding some logic in it… We want a double magnum under the Christmas tree! All that's missing is the nativity scene and the Magi. Comments: we're far from woke culture and deconstruction here we are back to the Christmases of yore. Finish: of medium length, tighter, more focused on green walnut and mulled wine spices. With water: little change, perhaps a bit more bitter orange. The whole is relatively mild and generous, with a nice sherry, ultimately quite tight as well. Mouth (neat): classic indeed, with mulled wine, assorted spices, nutmeg, beer, sultanas, caraway, green walnuts, almonds, orange marmalade. With water: as is often the case, more wet wool, porridge, pancake batter. Nose: It has chocolate, roasted malt, a bit of soot, hints of stout, a dash of sweet mustard (the sherry) and nuts (the sherry again), currants, plum pudding. Secret ones, vattings, blends, brands, funny ones, great ones… Who knows what's inside these bottles? What's more, we'll pick them up at random…Ī Good Old-Fashioned Christmas Whisky 15 yo (52.5%, The Whisky Exchange, single malt, sherry casks, 2023 Edition, 1,800 bottles)įor me, an old-fashioned malt is a Glenfarclas, a Glenlivet, or a Macallan, don't you agree? But purely gratuitous speculations… Colour: gold.
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